Floor scrurbing and mopping machine



. W. DROZDZ.

FLOOR SCRUBBING AND NIOPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 12| 9l9.

` To all-whom t may con/cem:

NETE@ STA-Gil FS narrar! ernten 03E' CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 0F@NE-EMF T@ UGENE V BORQWSKII, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO. v Y

FLGE SCRUBBING AND MOPFDTG MACME.

Lasarte.

Be it known that l, WICENTY Dnoznz, a subject of the Goverment ofPoland, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented certain new 'andv .useful Improvements' in .FloorScrubbing and Mopping Machines, of'which thev following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a Hoor scrubbing machine and has for itsobject to provide asimple, eective and novel means forecientlyfscrubbing the door and is particularly adaptedffor use inplaces where largev lioor areas are to be cleaned. O

Further objects of `the invention are in.

providing an improved .and simplie'd construction so designed as toinsure a .better cleaning of the door surface by reason of the peculiararrangement of parts embodied therein and the provision of means `formopping the dirty water from the floor after the scrubbing brush hasthoroughly cleaned the same and the provision of separate reservoirsforthe used .and unused cleaning duid.

Further -objects ofthe invention are in part obvious .and will appear inpart more* clearly from the following description and claim.

' l.ln the' accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a central'longitudinalsection of the machine. Fig. 2 is a cross section onthe line'.

2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar section on the line 3-3 of Fig.` 1. y

The machine consists of a rectangular casing l provided at its rearwardend with an inclosed housing 2' extending upwardly therefrom and inwhich are housed'the mo ping and wringing 'attachments V Direct y infront of the housing' 2 and -securely mounted to the top of. the casing1 are reser-` rvoirs 3 and d, the reservoir 3 being provided for tliecarrying of* the unused,v cleanin fluid, and the reservoir 4. for theused iui The bottom of the reservoir v3 discharges through a valve 5into a tube; 6 which extends laterally across the front edge of thecasing 1 and said tube is provided with a plurality of apertures?thereby to' spray the cleaning fluid upon the floor `directly in frontof the machine.

The foregoing parts are mounted upon a pair of traction wheels 8, said'traction wheels being carried by a shaft 9 which extends through and hasbearing in the side walls in the casing 1 and said shaft has `which comein contact at any Specication of Letters Patent. Pamm'd July 1129 1192i,application mec necemtria, 1ere. semi ne.' teelten.

mounted upon one side thereo'tfandinside of thecasmg a large spur gear10 which has meshing therewith a spur gear "11 mounted upon a. crankshaft 12. The scrubbing brush 13, slidably mounted within guideways 14a,hasyconnection with thecrank shaft 12by-means of a connecting link 15.rlhus a rotary movement of the traction. wheels 8 imparts a'reciprocating movement to the' S,o1'l 1bbingbrush 13. lt is at timesdesirable to impart greater pressure upon the door through-the scrubbingbrush and-it is thereforel necessary to make the' brush adjustable.

Means therefor consist of securing' the guideways ll-pivotally through alink 16 witha bracketrl? carried by the top of the housing. lFhe forwardpart of the guideways carries a "finger 18 which projects through a slot19 in the front wallet the casing. @ne sideof said slot is providedwithxnotches 2O which are engaged by the finger 18 to hold the scrubbingbrush 13 atthe desired height.

Also secured upon the shaft 9 is a sprocket wheel21 which drives 'aroller 23 through a chain\22, and said roller is mounted in suitablebearings carried by thel casing -1 and has mounted thereon a mop in theform of a belt 24. rllhis belt may beof'any bibulous l material and thetop portion'A thereof is passed over a roller 25. A third roller 26carried by the casing bears against the belt 24 in such a manner astoiexert a wringing electthereon and the duid so drawn from the beltiscaused to flow into the reservoir 4 by means of an apron 2'?. Accessmay-be had to the wringing belt through a hinged "cover 28 upon the topof the housing 2 and fthe belt may be conveniently replaced by removingthe' lower roller shaft through a split bearing-30. A squeegee 31 issecured to the rearward lower edge of the housin 2 to thoroughly dry upall the water. y providing handles 33 the device may be convenientlypushed upon the door and by the provision of an outlet nozzle (notshown) the reservoir may be drained at any time.

ln" constructing the vdevice* it is preferable to make the body portionor the machine of sheet metal and other working parts thereof time withcleaning fluid, of a material which will be unaffected thereby, andwhile l have shown and described this particular arrangement andcombination of parte it is evident that los effecting a like result beswung up or down, means to hold said guide in `adjusted position, linkspivoted to the .'side Walls ofthe casing and securedto the rear end ofsaid guide,l a brush reciproeating in said guide, and means toreclprocate the brush.

In testimony whereof,` I do ax my signature in presence oi twowitnesses.

WICENTY DROZDZ.

Witnesses: 1

EUGINIUS BoRoWsKI, JOHN .Ag BOMMHARDT.

